Correlations of SMR-Qslope Data in Stability Classification of Discontinuous Rock Slope: A Modified Relationship Considering the Iranian Data

The preliminary responses on stability assessment are very effective in discontinuous rock slope stabilisations, which geo-mechanical empirical classifications/approaches can be evaluated. Although there are several geomechanical classifications for rock mass characteristics, they still have some complexities and shortcomings. In this paper, correlations based on two flexible classification systems, namely slope mass rating (SMR) and Barton’s...